Category: BAFF articles

11th February – Dikkowita (north of the island): The first model of the industrialized version of the 13,8 m trimaran Sashimi MK1 was successfully launched at the newly built Dikkowita Harbour (north of Colombo) in the presence of the Minister…

From its creation, Building a Future Foundation trained more than 230 youth who are now employed either in BAFF spinoffs (Solar Impulse, BAFF Polymech Pvt Ltd, …), either by other companies in Sri Lanka. In November 2012, BAFF welcomed a…

We are very proud to announce that MIRISSA WATER SPORTS was awarded a certificate of Excellence for the year 2012 by Trip Advisor! MWS was created, in the aftermaths of the devastating tsunami end 2004, at the initiative of the Building…

The Ruhunu Dragon Association was recently created in Sri Lanka at the initiative of the Ruhunu Sailing Association of Sri Lanka* and the Belgian Dragon Association in Oostende. The association has as object the promotion of the International Dragon Sailing…

The industrialized version of the Sashimi fishing boat – a 13,8 m trimaran powered with sails and engines – was successfully launched in Sri Lankan waters last April 2012. After a period of tests in Sri Lanka, the trimaran will…

After 3 years research & development, the social business BAFF Polymech Pvt Ltd – created at the initiative of the Building A Future Foundation in Sri Lanka – and the French company Vergnet Hydro have finalized the design of two…

Nuwan, Eshan, Chamika, Suresh,… can be proud of their personal and professional progress! Beginning of January 2012, they successfully launched a 52 feet sailing catamaran in the Sri Lankan waters: the concrete result of their talent and efforts. …

Youth unemployment is one of the social issues that the Building A Future Foundation intends to fight in Sri Lanka. Since more than 6 years, vocational training is provided by BAFF to underprivileged youth in fields that have a potential…

Perpetual drought, livestock ban, internal conflicts,… strongly affected the Federal State of Puntland in the north-eastern portion of Somalia resulting in lack of food security for its local communities. The fishing sector has good prospects of making remarkable contributions towards…

Building A Future.BE is proud to announce that the King Baudouin Foundation of Belgium supports its new project of creation of a boat building training centre in the Northern part of Sri Lanka, Poonakari. A region that was severely affected by the civil war from 1983 to 2009. The aim is to train 10 youths year 1, 10 youths year 2 and at term 30 Tamil youths per year and to provide them a sustainable employment with the development of the yachting industry in this remote and untapped tropical region. The idea is to reproduce in the North the same successful model that the Building A Future Foundation has materialised on the Southern coast of the island with the creation of hundreds of employment for local youth in the yachting industry. Today Building A Future.BE is looking for donations to build the training center and to equip the workshops. ...

Building A Future Foundation is a non-profit organisation which aims at improving the living conditions of underprivileged population depending on the resources of the ocean through capacity building, empowerment and economic self-sufficiency with an environmental, social and sustainable approach.